ANNIE AWARDS

Animated Feature

Wreck-It Ralph

Directing in a Feature Production
Rich Moore (Wreck-It Ralph)

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Alan Tudyk (Wreck-It Ralph)

Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Phil Johnston and Jennifer Lee (Wreck-It Ralph)

Editorial in an Animated Feature Production

Nicholas C. Smith, Robert Graham Jones and David Suther (Brave)

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Steve Pilcher (Brave)

Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Andy Hayes, Carl Hooper and David Lipton (Rise of the Guardians)

Music in an Animated Feature Production
Yasushi Akimoto, Jamie Houston, Henry Jackman, Skrillex, Matthew Thiessen and Adam Young (Wreck-It Ralph)

Character Animation in a Feature Production
Travis Knight (ParaNorman)

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Heidi Smith (ParaNorman)

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Johanne Matte (Rise of the Guardians)

Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
Mark Chataway, Raul Essig, Ryan Hopkins, Jerome Platteaux and John Sigurdson (The Avengers)

Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Erik De Boer, Michael Holzl, Vinayak Pawar, Matt Shumway and Brian Wells – Richard Parker (Life Of Pi)

Animated Short Subject
Paperman

Best Student Film
Head Over Heels (Timothy Reckart)

That makes five for Wreck-It Ralph, which presumably now becomes the frontrunner for the Oscar, although it's a very tight race this year, with strong competition from Brave, Frankenweenie (empty-handed here) and ParaNorman. Not The Pirates. I'd rather like ParaNorman to win, although Wreck-It Ralph would be my second choice. Brave, ParaNorman and Rise of the Guardians (not up for the Oscar) all take home two awards apiece. Oscar favourite short Paperman and fellow nominee Head Over Heels also win. Nominations can be found right here.